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Student loans were guaranteed way back in boomer days too. So that would be a non-difference.
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Sallie Mae wasn’t even a thing until 1973. Literally not boomers LOL. Federal student loans were very uncommon back before the 90s even and applied to only a few different areas, not everything. It is incredibly clear that something happened in the early 2000s that caused the current fiasco, with both tuition and debt skyrocketing.
1 point
1980s is when the trend starts – https://www.bestcolleges.com/research/college-costs-over-time/
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